LIVE TOURNEY COVERAGEAll games can be followed with live stats and live video. The live video stream is provided by Bay Area Online Sports Network. In addition, games will be aired on television on Eleven Sports Network. Both of Friday's games will air live. Saturday's games will be on delay at 2 p.m. PT, 8 p.m. PT, and 10 p.m. PT. Sunday's championship games will be on delay at 4 p.m. PT. Eleven Sports Network can be found at:• DIRECTV channel 623• Verizon Fios channel 597• AT&T U-verse channel 1665• Sony PlayStation Vie• Fubo.tv

TRITONS FOURTH IN NCAA WEST REGION RANKINGSUC San Diego moved up one spot to No. 4 in this week's NCAA West Region rankings. The Tritons were fifth in the first two installments. The top eight teams in the region qualify for the NCAA tournament.1. Chico State2. Concordia Irvine3. Dixie State4. UC San Diego5. California Baptist6. Academy of Art7. Cal State San Bernardino8. Central Washington9. Stanislaus State10. Hawai'i Hilo

THREE-PEAT! WAMPLER IS THE CCAA PITCHER OF THE WEEK AGAINFor the third straight week, freshman Robyn Wampler was named the CCAA Pitcher of the Week on Tuesday. Wampler went 2-0 and also earned a save as UC San Diego swept a four-game series at conference rival Cal State Dominguez Hills. The left-hander posted a 0.88 ERA, giving up two runs and nine hits while walking three and striking out 25 over 16 innings of work. Wampler fanned a career-high 12 in the opening game and followed that with a 10-strikeout performance the next day in the third game. In game two, Wampler entered in the bottom of the sixth inning with no outs and a runner on first after the Toros had already scored twice. She recorded three straight outs to end the threat and struck out the side in the seventh to pick up her fifth save of the season. The Berkeley, Calif., product was also tabbed the CCAA Pitcher of the Week on April 24, April 17, and Feb. 27.

GERCKENS GETS 700th WINWith a 6-0 victory at Azusa Pacific on March 1, head coach Patti Gerckens collected her 700th career win. Now in her 26th season leading the Tritons, Coach G holds a 719-582 (.553) record with the team heading into the CCAA Championship.

FORMER TRITONS HIT COACHING MILESTONESTwo former UC San Diego players and alums recently reached coaching milestones. Erin Thorpe ('00), head coach at UC Davis, won her 300th game on April 14th, while UC Riverside head coach Nikki Palmer ('07) hit 100 victories on April 22. Thorpe was an All-American for the Tritons and Palmer started 148 games during her time in La Jolla.

THE SERIESUC San Diego holds a commanding 61-31 (.663) lead in the all-time series against Stanislaus State. The Tritons and Warriors split this season's series in La Jolla, with UC San Diego winning the first two and Stan State taking the final two. The Tritons swept the four-game series in 2017 and 2016.

WHO'S BACK?UC San Diego is coming off a 30-22 overall mark in 2017 and a sixth-place finish in the CCAA standings with a 21-19 record. The Tritons concluded conference play winning seven of their last eight games. UC San Diego welcomes back two all-conference selections in seniors Kelsi Maday and Kendall Baker.

Maday was a first-team All-CCAA honoree for the second-consecutive season, while also garnering All-West Region honors from the NFCA as well as the Conference Commissioners Association (CCA). The senior started all 52 games in the outfield in 2017, finishing the season batting .395 with 13 doubles and 42 stolen bases. In addition, Maday led the Tritons with 44 runs scored, 37 RBI and a .468 on-base percentage. The Napa native has already set UC San Diego's single-season record for stolen bases in a season (42) and for a career (94).

Baker was named to the All-CCAA second team in 2017 for the second-straight season, as she led UC San Diego with 66 hits and three triples. A native of Berthoud, Colo., Baker finished second on the team behind Maday with 36 stolen bases, which ranks second all-time for the program in a single season. In addition, the second baseman/outfielder led the Tritons with 43 runs scored, putting her fifth all-time for a single season. Baker was also an Academic All-District 8 selection by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA) for her combined performance on the field and in the classroom.

HEAD COACH PATTI GERCKENSPatti Gerckens is in her 26th season in charge of the UC San Diego softball team. Entering the year, Gerckens holds a 685-567 (.547) overall record. The winningest head coach in program history, Gerckens led the Tritons to back-to-back, school-record 45-win seasons and appearances in the Division II championship game during the 2011 and 2012 seasons, the first of which brought UC San Diego its inaugural softball title in 2011. The Tritons finished as national runners-up in her milestone 20th campaign in 2012. Gerckens has led UC San Diego to 11 NCAA postseason appearances, with nine coming at the Division II level. Read her full biography here.

BIG (WEST) NEWS FOR UC SAN DIEGO ATHLETICSOn Nov. 27, 2017, UC San Diego was officially invited to become a member of the NCAA Division I Big West Conference. The Tritons will begin a four-year reclassification period starting in the fall of 2020. They will play a full Big West schedule that season and will be eligible for NCAA Championships in men's volleyball, men's and women's water polo, and fencing. For the 2024-25 academic year, all sports will be eligible to compete in Big West and NCAA Division I championships. Read the full press release here.

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